> ###
> >>> d = {}
> >>> def addTally(name):
> ...     d.setdefault(name[0], []).append(name)
> ...
> >>> addTally('john')
> >>> addTally('brian')
> >>> addTally('jane')
> >>> addTally('alice')
> >>> addTally('bob')
> >>> d
> {'a': ['alice'], 'j': ['john', 'jane'], 'b': ['brian', 'bob']}
> ###
>
>
> Here, we can see that the key 'john' can be associated with multiple
> values.


Hi James,

Quick typo correction.  I meant to write:

"""Here, we can see that the key 'j' can be associated with multiple
values."""


My apologies!

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